Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-08-17

Estimated.
Correspondence Of Portland oregonian.)
HALEY, the county seat Of Alturas,
whence send forth these jottings to
the Greg onian's reading world, though
only about six years OF age, possesses
many of the improvements of we'll.
ordered city. Its 100000 courthouse
stands Immediately opposite s35, 900
hotel; and schoolhouse, equally ex.
pensive and more slightly, rises a few
blocks beyond, looking down upon a
goodly array of dwellings, churches,
stores, and shops. This town is the
commercial center of Alturas, and
also the chief center of its law, learn.
ing, society, and politics. 1t boasts q
complete system of water works, three
daily newspapers, a telephone ex.
change, a fire department, electric
light system, etc., and commands the
trade of region twice as large as
the State of Vermont. Its altitude OF
54OO feet makes it a capital summer
resort. Hot springs abound in the
vicinity, and trout fishing is a never.
failing source of delight to the MANY
disciples of LEAK Walton, who are
seen whipping its streams for speckled
beauties during every hour Of the
long, delicious days.
THE GOLD BELT.
had heard so much of the famous
Gold Belt that was glad, indeed, OF
the opportunity afforded by good com
pany and the capacious carriage that
called to convey US to the auriferous
lodges dozen miles distant from
Haley, where stores as rich as an
cient Ophir ever boosted lie embedded
in the mountain Businesses, awaiting
the resurrecting pickaxe and the busy
hosting bucket of the sun burned
pioneer. Through the courtesy Of
Superintendent Taylor, of the juno
ton mine, our party, to which was
added a TIMES reporter and the
ubiquitous photographer Of the pc.
Rod (who shot at US with his camera
several times during the day., were
enabled to enjoy glorious drive
through Croy gulch--a narrow, pic
turesque valley, clad in waving grass
and nodding flowers, with high rolling
mountains barring their brows to the
limpid heavens upon either side.
Brawling brooklets went hurryina
through the fragrant meadows, sing.
ing the songs of the golden sands a.
they hurried along their bending
channels, carrying the news Of the
hidden wealth Of the mountains to the
wales below, and leaving the benson
OF lasting fertility to mark their Dor
ders as they ran.
OUR FIRST HALT
Was at the Junction mine, which two
months ago was an almost untouched
prospect, but is now a promising en-.
terprise. Mr.. Taylor went last spring
to San Francisco and organized a
company of wealthy men, who fur.
nished the means for the mines de.
velopment, since which time the work
has gone on without interruption. A
double-compartment incline shaft has
been sunk distance of 20 feet on the
ledge, all the way through ore run.
ming about $50 per ton; and a tunnel
run to give air to the shaft, shows the
ledge to be "a feet wide, with 40 feet
additional of ledge matter. AS is the
case with all the Gold Belt mines YET
opened, the ore grows richer as deptf
is attained. Already there is quart,
enough in sight in this mine alone te
yield prodigious results in shining
bullion.
| THE GREAT CANVAS NO. 2.
The photographer having success
fully opened fire upon the party, WI
were next driven to the famous Cana.
No. 2, where, through the kindness o.
Superintendent Doniphan, we wer.
shown the mysteries of a 2O-stamI
mill, bnilt on the plan of the mill a
Cornucopia, which l was enabled t.
infinitely describe a few weeks age
through the courtesy of Superintend
ent Torrey, OF the McKercher mine
The Csmas mill was busily at work
stamp, stamp, stamping away at thu
yielding quartz. pounding it to I
pumice, and turning it over to thu
tender embraces OF q muddy littl,
stream more scant and precious thai
the golden sands it fondled. w,
watched the process of reduction unit
satisfied that no novice could learl
much about it, except the fact that i
brings desired results; then we visited
the mine, under the guidance o
Foreman Bemis, who conducted GU
party, each armed with q candle
through an immense tunnel for a dis
lance of many hundred feet, wher
ore to the right, the left, and overhea'
Of US flashed back the candles ray
with power as potent as the lamp O
Aladdin. Mr.. Bemis says there ar